Ján Krošlák
Ján Krošlák (born 17 October 1974) is a former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 1993.
| Country (sports) |  Slovakia |
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| Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| Born | 17 October 1974 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Coach | Michal Krotiouk |
| Prize money | $1,169,329 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 76–96 |
| Career titles | 2 2 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 53 (13 September 1999) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1999) |
| French Open | 1R (1996, 1997, 1999) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1996) |
| US Open | 3R (1999) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–14 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 215 (23 June 1997) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1996) |
He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, where he was defeated in the first round by America's MaliVai Washington.[1] The right-hander reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 53 in September 1999. He won two singles title on the ATP Tour.
In the 1998 Davis Cup he played with Martin Hromec.
Political career
In 2020, Krošlák was elected an MP of the National Council of Slovakia representing the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities along with a fellow former tennis players Karol Kučera and Romana Tabak.[2] He departed from OĽaNO caucus in 2021, joining We Are Family parliamentary group. In December 2022, Krošlák was one of crucial MPs in a vote of no confidence to Heger's Cabinet. He stated he will declare no confidence and in so doing go against We Are Family parliamentary caucus. He departed from the caucus along with Martin Borguľa on 13 December and announced that he considers a move to a different political party ahead of next parliamentary elections, naming HLAS-SD as a potential destination.[3]
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1995 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Grand Prix | Hard |  Javier Sánchez |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 1997 | Shanghai, China | World Series | Carpet |  Alexander Volkov |
6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 1998 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | World Series | Carpet |  Andre Agassi |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1996 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | World Series | Carpet | Karol Kučera |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sandon Stolle  Cyril Suk |
6–7, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (2–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Dec 1994 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Grass | Kent Kinnear |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 1995 | Hambühren, Germany | Challenger | Carpet |  Chris Wilkinson |
7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | May 1995 | Sliema, Malta | Challenger | Hard |  Adrian Voinea |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 1996 | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard |  Gianluca Pozzi |
6–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 1998 | Kiev, Ukraine | Challenger | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Nenad Zimonjic |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Aug 2007 | Slovakia F3, Bratislava | Futures | Clay | Filip Polasek |
4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2002 | Slovakia F1, Bratislava | Futures | Clay | Branislav Sekac |
Boris Borgula  Ivo Klec |
6–1, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2003 | Jamaica F7, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | David Sebok |
Andrew Carlson Trevor Spracklin |
1–6, 4–6 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | |||||||||||
| French Open | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||||||||||
| US Open | Q1 | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 11–15 | 42% | |||||||||||
| National Representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Miami | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | Q3 | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Paris | A | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | |||||||||||
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ján Krošlák". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- "Najviac preferovaným športovcom z kandidátov bol K. Kučera". TERAZ.sk (in Slovak). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- a.s, Petit Press. "Krošlák položí vládu: Nemôžem vylúčiť vstup do Hlasu (rozhovor)". domov.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
External links
- Ján Krošlák at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Ján Krošlák at the International Tennis Federation
- Ján Krošlák at the Davis Cup
- Ján Krošlák at Olympedia
- Ján Krošlák at Olympics.com
- Ján Krošlák at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
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